Friday digest
Subscribe by RSS feed: magazine, blog, news, link blog. See all feeds.
New today from the Century:
- Andrew Root reviews Christian Smith's book on young adults: "Christian Smith offers a way between the idea that young adults are the
great hope of our nation and the idea that they are crazed idiots." (subscription required) - I discuss the Smiley-West-Obama situation: "Ego issues aside, one can
think of far worse things Smiley and West could do with their celebrity than go
on the road to drum up support for fighting poverty, a word most
elected officials simply talk around." - Dora Dueck considers the merciful and their blessedness: "This is a challenge for me, and I think it’s a challenge for the
church. What challenges me is the notion that I/we determine the
wideness of the mercy given to me/us." - Lil Copan looks at artwork by John Freeman (subscription required)
In the news:
- Pastor on restaurant quest can't live by bread alone
- Pentagon: Chaplains can celebrate gay marriages
- Pope meets with Russian Orthodox ecumenical officer
Links from elsewhere:
- Protests work better with specific demands.
- This month's "respect life" statement from the Catholic bishops does not mention the death penalty.
